like the politicians they cover sometimes the Fourth Estate has its fair
sometimes the Fourth Estate has its fair
sometimes the Fourth Estate has its fair share of scandals welcome to
share of scandals welcome to
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down our picks for the top ten modern
down our picks for the top ten modern journalism scandals
journalism scandals
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taking a look at scandals that go
taking a look at scandals that go against the journalistic ideal of
against the journalistic ideal of
against the journalistic ideal of reporting news accurately and fairly
reporting news accurately and fairly
reporting news accurately and fairly whether in print or broadcast Joseph
whether in print or broadcast Joseph
whether in print or broadcast Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst
Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst
Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst started the trend of scandalous
started the trend of scandalous
started the trend of scandalous journalism in the late 1800s and these
journalism in the late 1800s and these
journalism in the late 1800s and these people carried that trend over into the
people carried that trend over into the
people carried that trend over into the 20th century and beyond
20th century and beyond
20th century and beyond number 10 columnist on the Bush
number 10 columnist on the Bush
number 10 columnist on the Bush administration payroll I know full well
administration payroll I know full well
administration payroll I know full well we’re dealing with a determined enemy in
we’re dealing with a determined enemy in
we’re dealing with a determined enemy in 2005 some investigative reporters did
2005 some investigative reporters did
2005 some investigative reporters did some digging and found that a few of
some digging and found that a few of
some digging and found that a few of their fellow journalists had engaged in
their fellow journalists had engaged in
their fellow journalists had engaged in shady dealings with the George W Bush
shady dealings with the George W Bush
shady dealings with the George W Bush administration at least three
administration at least three
administration at least three conservative columnist
conservative columnist
conservative columnist and received tax payer dollars as an
and received tax payer dollars as an
and received tax payer dollars as an inducement to write favorably about
inducement to write favorably about
inducement to write favorably about specific White House initiatives like No
specific White House initiatives like No
specific White House initiatives like No Child Left Behind and the promotion of
Child Left Behind and the promotion of
Child Left Behind and the promotion of marriage one of the columnist Armstrong
marriage one of the columnist Armstrong
marriage one of the columnist Armstrong Williams was paid a whopping two hundred
Williams was paid a whopping two hundred
Williams was paid a whopping two hundred and forty-one thousand dollars he later
and forty-one thousand dollars he later
and forty-one thousand dollars he later apologized and his column was cancelled
apologized and his column was cancelled
apologized and his column was cancelled the others Maggie Gallagher and Michael
the others Maggie Gallagher and Michael
the others Maggie Gallagher and Michael McManus got off with a slap on the wrist
McManus got off with a slap on the wrist
McManus got off with a slap on the wrist number nine the sons coverage of the
number nine the sons coverage of the
number nine the sons coverage of the Hillsborough disaster the thing that you
Hillsborough disaster the thing that you
Hillsborough disaster the thing that you can never forget is in 96 people men
can never forget is in 96 people men
can never forget is in 96 people men women and children they went to a
women and children they went to a
women and children they went to a football match and they didn’t come home
football match and they didn’t come home
football match and they didn’t come home 96 people died and hundreds were injured
96 people died and hundreds were injured
96 people died and hundreds were injured when overcrowded central pens collapsed
when overcrowded central pens collapsed
when overcrowded central pens collapsed at a semi-final football game between
at a semi-final football game between
at a semi-final football game between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at
Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at
Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium in 1989 four days
Hillsborough Stadium in 1989 four days
Hillsborough Stadium in 1989 four days later the Sun ran a front-page story
later the Sun ran a front-page story
later the Sun ran a front-page story entitled the truth claiming drunken
entitled the truth claiming drunken
entitled the truth claiming drunken Liverpool fans attacked and urinated on
Liverpool fans attacked and urinated on
Liverpool fans attacked and urinated on rescue workers as they tried to revive
rescue workers as they tried to revive
rescue workers as they tried to revive victims and pick the pockets of injured
victims and pick the pockets of injured
victims and pick the pockets of injured people however these reports
people however these reports
people however these reports contradicted eyewitnesses who claimed
contradicted eyewitnesses who claimed
contradicted eyewitnesses who claimed bit fans including those from Liverpool
bit fans including those from Liverpool
bit fans including those from Liverpool helped first responders by administering
helped first responders by administering
helped first responders by administering first aid
first aid
first aid experts also reported that the urine was
experts also reported that the urine was
experts also reported that the urine was probably coming in voluntarily from
probably coming in voluntarily from
probably coming in voluntarily from crushed fans the son later apologized
crushed fans the son later apologized
crushed fans the son later apologized but many Liverpool shops still refuse to
but many Liverpool shops still refuse to
but many Liverpool shops still refuse to carry it we have apologized in the past
carry it we have apologized in the past
carry it we have apologized in the past we continuous apologized number 8 CNN
we continuous apologized number 8 CNN
we continuous apologized number 8 CNN and operation tailwind as the premiere
and operation tailwind as the premiere
and operation tailwind as the premiere of the program newsstand CNN and time
of the program newsstand CNN and time
of the program newsstand CNN and time the cable news network aired a story in
the cable news network aired a story in
the cable news network aired a story in 1998 claiming the u.s. used chemical
1998 claiming the u.s. used chemical
1998 claiming the u.s. used chemical weapons on American defectors and
weapons on American defectors and
weapons on American defectors and Laotian civilians during Operation
Laotian civilians during Operation
Laotian civilians during Operation tailwind
tailwind
tailwind a campaign in the Vietnam War yes I
a campaign in the Vietnam War yes I
a campaign in the Vietnam War yes I think but I think that was already known
think but I think that was already known
think but I think that was already known one of the sources for valley of death
one of the sources for valley of death
one of the sources for valley of death was Admiral Thomas Moorer
was Admiral Thomas Moorer
was Admiral Thomas Moorer the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the time of operation tailwind
Staff at the time of operation tailwind
Staff at the time of operation tailwind however he claimed he’d never confirmed
however he claimed he’d never confirmed
however he claimed he’d never confirmed the use of chemical weapons to CNN and
the use of chemical weapons to CNN and
the use of chemical weapons to CNN and stated that he felt he was asked trick
stated that he felt he was asked trick
stated that he felt he was asked trick questions
questions
questions one month later CNN retracted the report
one month later CNN retracted the report
one month later CNN retracted the report due to quote insufficient evidence
due to quote insufficient evidence
due to quote insufficient evidence two producers were fired one reporter
two producers were fired one reporter
two producers were fired one reporter was reprimanded and another producer
was reprimanded and another producer
was reprimanded and another producer resigned we were accused of killing
resigned we were accused of killing
resigned we were accused of killing civilians and possibly killing some of
civilians and possibly killing some of
civilians and possibly killing some of our own people who were more POWs number
our own people who were more POWs number
our own people who were more POWs number 7 News of the world and phone hacking
7 News of the world and phone hacking
7 News of the world and phone hacking parents were going through the most
parents were going through the most
parents were going through the most awful experience
awful experience
awful experience Prince William suspected his voicemail
Prince William suspected his voicemail
Prince William suspected his voicemail had been hacked in 2005 so the following
had been hacked in 2005 so the following
had been hacked in 2005 so the following year an investigation was launched and
year an investigation was launched and
year an investigation was launched and it soon became clear that the phones of
it soon became clear that the phones of
it soon became clear that the phones of celebrities members of the royal family
celebrities members of the royal family
celebrities members of the royal family and politicians had been accessed by
and politicians had been accessed by
and politicians had been accessed by reporters in 2011 the scandal came to a
reporters in 2011 the scandal came to a
reporters in 2011 the scandal came to a head when it was revealed that news of
head when it was revealed that news of
head when it was revealed that news of the world journalists packed the phone
the world journalists packed the phone
the world journalists packed the phone of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler
of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler
of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler allegations continued with reports
allegations continued with reports
allegations continued with reports surfacing of the paper hacking the
surfacing of the paper hacking the
surfacing of the paper hacking the phones of relatives of deceased British
phones of relatives of deceased British
phones of relatives of deceased British soldiers as well as victims of the 2005
soldiers as well as victims of the 2005
soldiers as well as victims of the 2005 London bombings public outrage resulted
London bombings public outrage resulted
London bombings public outrage resulted in the arrests of editors and executives
in the arrests of editors and executives
in the arrests of editors and executives and the shutdown of the paper in 2011
and the shutdown of the paper in 2011
and the shutdown of the paper in 2011 employ 53,000 people around the world
employ 53,000 people around the world
employ 53,000 people around the world we have Pratt and great an ethical
we have Pratt and great an ethical
we have Pratt and great an ethical number six Rolling Stones are raped on
number six Rolling Stones are raped on
number six Rolling Stones are raped on campus in 2014
campus in 2014
campus in 2014 Rolling Stone published an article about
Rolling Stone published an article about
Rolling Stone published an article about a woman who claimed she was sexually
a woman who claimed she was sexually
a woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted by fraternity members at a
assaulted by fraternity members at a
assaulted by fraternity members at a college party at the University of
college party at the University of
college party at the University of Virginia as a result of the article and
Virginia as a result of the article and
Virginia as a result of the article and subsequent media attention the
subsequent media attention the
subsequent media attention the university suspended the frat in
university suspended the frat in
university suspended the frat in question however when other journalists
question however when other journalists
question however when other journalists later looked into the article they found
later looked into the article they found
later looked into the article they found multiple discrepancies and questions why
multiple discrepancies and questions why
multiple discrepancies and questions why testimony from other students was not
testimony from other students was not
testimony from other students was not included when I spoke to experts they
included when I spoke to experts they
included when I spoke to experts they told me that this really the scary truth
told me that this really the scary truth
told me that this really the scary truth is that if you dig deep enough really in
is that if you dig deep enough really in
is that if you dig deep enough really in any campus this is probably what you’ll
any campus this is probably what you’ll
any campus this is probably what you’ll find it was also reported that the
find it was also reported that the
find it was also reported that the victim had fabricated the incident to
victim had fabricated the incident to
victim had fabricated the incident to catfish another student she was
catfish another student she was
catfish another student she was romantically interested in Rolling Stone
romantically interested in Rolling Stone
romantically interested in Rolling Stone pulled the article replacing it with a
pulled the article replacing it with a
pulled the article replacing it with a report that discredited the original
report that discredited the original
report that discredited the original story and issued multiple apologies even
story and issued multiple apologies even
story and issued multiple apologies even so the magazine also found itself named
so the magazine also found itself named
so the magazine also found itself named in several lawsuits alleging defamation
in several lawsuits alleging defamation
in several lawsuits alleging defamation number five Ryan Williams and the Iraq
number five Ryan Williams and the Iraq
number five Ryan Williams and the Iraq war we asked the u.s. army to take us
war we asked the u.s. army to take us
war we asked the u.s. army to take us along on an air mission they accepted
along on an air mission they accepted
along on an air mission they accepted former NBC Nightly News anchor Brian
former NBC Nightly News anchor Brian
former NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams came under fire in 2015 after
Williams came under fire in 2015 after
Williams came under fire in 2015 after incorrectly recounting an experience he
incorrectly recounting an experience he
incorrectly recounting an experience he had in Iraq in 2003 originally Williams
had in Iraq in 2003 originally Williams
had in Iraq in 2003 originally Williams reported that he was part of a
reported that he was part of a
reported that he was part of a helicopter convoy with US Army personnel
helicopter convoy with US Army personnel
helicopter convoy with US Army personnel when the helicopter in front of his was
when the helicopter in front of his was
when the helicopter in front of his was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade and
hit by a rocket-propelled grenade and
hit by a rocket-propelled grenade and forced to make an emergency landing
forced to make an emergency landing
forced to make an emergency landing however Williams story evolved over the
however Williams story evolved over the
however Williams story evolved over the years becoming more dramatic and even
years becoming more dramatic and even
years becoming more dramatic and even changing to say his was the helicopter
changing to say his was the helicopter
changing to say his was the helicopter hit ultimately in 2015 several veterans
hit ultimately in 2015 several veterans
hit ultimately in 2015 several veterans who were in the convoy told a military
who were in the convoy told a military
who were in the convoy told a military newspaper that Williams retelling was
newspaper that Williams retelling was
newspaper that Williams retelling was false the newsman apologized and was
false the newsman apologized and was
false the newsman apologized and was suspended for six months from nightly
suspended for six months from nightly
suspended for six months from nightly news I own this I own up to this number
news I own this I own up to this number
news I own this I own up to this number for Jimmy and the Washington Post
for Jimmy and the Washington Post
for Jimmy and the Washington Post Jimmy’s world was a 1980 Washington Post
Jimmy’s world was a 1980 Washington Post
Jimmy’s world was a 1980 Washington Post article that detailed the story of an
article that detailed the story of an
article that detailed the story of an eight-year-old heroin addict
eight-year-old heroin addict
eight-year-old heroin addict the article went viral more whatever the
the article went viral more whatever the
the article went viral more whatever the 80s equivalent would be prompting police
80s equivalent would be prompting police
80s equivalent would be prompting police to conduct a citywide manhunt that
to conduct a citywide manhunt that
to conduct a citywide manhunt that resulted in nothing the following year
resulted in nothing the following year
resulted in nothing the following year the author of the article
the author of the article
the author of the article Janet Cooke won a Pulitzer Prize and her
Janet Cooke won a Pulitzer Prize and her
Janet Cooke won a Pulitzer Prize and her story was reprinted all over the world
story was reprinted all over the world
story was reprinted all over the world however after the post found
however after the post found
however after the post found inconsistencies with cooks academic
inconsistencies with cooks academic
inconsistencies with cooks academic credentials and pressed her she
credentials and pressed her she
credentials and pressed her she confessed that Jimmy never existed take
confessed that Jimmy never existed take
confessed that Jimmy never existed take us to the house of this little kid she
us to the house of this little kid she
us to the house of this little kid she couldn’t do it after the fabrication was
couldn’t do it after the fabrication was
couldn’t do it after the fabrication was found out cook resigned and returned her
found out cook resigned and returned her
found out cook resigned and returned her Pulitzer something that had never been
Pulitzer something that had never been
Pulitzer something that had never been done before number three
done before number three
done before number three CNN withholding info on Saddam Hussein
CNN withholding info on Saddam Hussein
CNN withholding info on Saddam Hussein just as the Iraq war was beginning
just as the Iraq war was beginning
just as the Iraq war was beginning former CNN news chief Issa and Jordan
former CNN news chief Issa and Jordan
former CNN news chief Issa and Jordan released a bombshell when he revealed
released a bombshell when he revealed
released a bombshell when he revealed that CNN had been sugarcoating or
that CNN had been sugarcoating or
that CNN had been sugarcoating or outright not reporting on human rights
outright not reporting on human rights
outright not reporting on human rights abuses committed by Saddam Hussein since
abuses committed by Saddam Hussein since
abuses committed by Saddam Hussein since 1990 Jordan claimed this was being done
1990 Jordan claimed this was being done
1990 Jordan claimed this was being done to keep the CNN Baghdad offices open and
to keep the CNN Baghdad offices open and
to keep the CNN Baghdad offices open and to protect his reporters and their
to protect his reporters and their
to protect his reporters and their families from potential violence he even
families from potential violence he even
families from potential violence he even alleged that one Iraqi cameraman was
alleged that one Iraqi cameraman was
alleged that one Iraqi cameraman was abducted and brutally tortured critics
abducted and brutally tortured critics
abducted and brutally tortured critics bashed Jordans arguing that this
bashed Jordans arguing that this
bashed Jordans arguing that this information could have been used when
information could have been used when
information could have been used when the US was debating whether to remove
the US was debating whether to remove
the US was debating whether to remove Hussein from power number two even glass
Hussein from power number two even glass
Hussein from power number two even glass and the New Republic affair even glass
and the New Republic affair even glass
and the New Republic affair even glass was a star reporter for The New Republic
was a star reporter for The New Republic
was a star reporter for The New Republic however in 1998 it was discovered that
however in 1998 it was discovered that
however in 1998 it was discovered that he fabricated and plagiarized a good
he fabricated and plagiarized a good
he fabricated and plagiarized a good amount of his articles these
amount of his articles these
amount of his articles these fabrications included false quotes from
fabrications included false quotes from
fabrications included false quotes from people like politicians heavy plagiarism
people like politicians heavy plagiarism
people like politicians heavy plagiarism and making up entire stories from
and making up entire stories from
and making up entire stories from scratch I didn’t do anything wrong I
scratch I didn’t do anything wrong I
scratch I didn’t do anything wrong I really wish you’d stop saying that the
really wish you’d stop saying that the
really wish you’d stop saying that the scandal erupted when glass was caught
scandal erupted when glass was caught
scandal erupted when glass was caught fabricating a story about a teenager who
fabricating a story about a teenager who
fabricating a story about a teenager who hacked a software company where he even
hacked a software company where he even
hacked a software company where he even used his brother to pose as an executive
used his brother to pose as an executive
used his brother to pose as an executive from the big company glasses journalism
from the big company glasses journalism
from the big company glasses journalism career was over and his past has
career was over and his past has
career was over and his past has impacted his subsequent attempts at a
impacted his subsequent attempts at a
impacted his subsequent attempts at a career in law before we unveil our
career in law before we unveil our
career in law before we unveil our number one pick here are some honorable
number one pick here are some honorable
number one pick here are some honorable mentions
mentions
mentions [Music]
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[Music] we’ve shared a lot in the 24 years we’ve
we’ve shared a lot in the 24 years we’ve
we’ve shared a lot in the 24 years we’ve been meeting here each evening and
been meeting here each evening and
been meeting here each evening and before I say good night this night I
before I say good night this night I
before I say good night this night I need to say thank you number one Jayson
need to say thank you number one Jayson
need to say thank you number one Jayson Blair and the New York Times fabrication
Blair and the New York Times fabrication
Blair and the New York Times fabrication scandal the next step was to find out
scandal the next step was to find out
scandal the next step was to find out who had written what about this is the
who had written what about this is the
who had written what about this is the scandal that the New York Times called
scandal that the New York Times called
scandal that the New York Times called quote a low point in the 152 year
quote a low point in the 152 year
quote a low point in the 152 year history of their own newspaper 27 year
history of their own newspaper 27 year
history of their own newspaper 27 year old Jayson Blair seemed to be at the
old Jayson Blair seemed to be at the
old Jayson Blair seemed to be at the start of a brilliant journalistic career
start of a brilliant journalistic career
start of a brilliant journalistic career when things suddenly fell apart in 2003
when things suddenly fell apart in 2003
when things suddenly fell apart in 2003 after similarities were pointed out
after similarities were pointed out
after similarities were pointed out between one of Blair’s recent articles
between one of Blair’s recent articles
between one of Blair’s recent articles and a piece in another paper The Times
and a piece in another paper The Times
and a piece in another paper The Times left over the reporters other work in at
left over the reporters other work in at
left over the reporters other work in at least 36 articles there was evidence of
least 36 articles there was evidence of
least 36 articles there was evidence of plagiarism misstatements and outright
plagiarism misstatements and outright
plagiarism misstatements and outright fabrication I told her and she said you
fabrication I told her and she said you
fabrication I told her and she said you need to resign write her Blair and to
need to resign write her Blair and to
need to resign write her Blair and to editors who promoted him while ignoring
editors who promoted him while ignoring
editors who promoted him while ignoring warnings from other editors were swiftly
warnings from other editors were swiftly
warnings from other editors were swiftly dismissed after his firing The Times
dismissed after his firing The Times
dismissed after his firing The Times published a 7,000 word article detailing
published a 7,000 word article detailing
published a 7,000 word article detailing Blair’s misdeeds
Blair’s misdeeds
Blair’s misdeeds do you agree with our picks check out
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